Laestrygones minutissimus
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| Laestrygones minutissimus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Toxopidae |
| Genus: | Laestrygones |
| Species: | L. minutissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Laestrygones minutissimus (Hogg, 1909) | |
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Laestrygones minutissimus is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Stiphidion minutissimum by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1909 from a female specimen.[2] It has undergone numerous revisions, but was mostly recently revised in 1970.[3][4][5][1] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 3.48mm in length.[1]